No matter the industry, company, or country, reducing time-intensive tasks and costs is always a good thing. Often times in business when we hear or read the word “reduce” it invokes negative feelings — especially after the United States’ Great Recession in 2008 that led many companies to reduce its workforce and budgets. While the word “reduce”…

History is full of concepts and products that flopped or ended up as nice products used for very limited purposes. But out of all failed or marginalized products, there are some that reappear years or even decades later to become hugely successful. Have you ever stopped to think about why this is? What makes a…